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Is this PC worth $600?

The Gaige
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I have been looking into for the past year a PC for my bedroom to surf & play games on & so I found this one on Craigslist & here are the specs:

 

Cpu- Intel I5 4590.
Motherboard- MSI H97 Gaming 3.
RAM- ADATA XPG 2x4gb (8gb total)
Storage- 1TB Hdd
Graphics Card- EVGA gtx 760 SC ACX
Power supply- Corsair cx600m Semi modular.
Case- AZZA 1000r ("r" meaning colors red and black)
Operating System- Windows 8.1 Pro.

 

What do you guys think for $600 is it wroth it?

 

Thank you!

 

 

Mods I don't know where this goes so you know!

My Rig: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y7vfHh

 

My Wife's Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vLNT99

 

 

My Kid's Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Kz4mHx

 

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I have been looking into for the past year a PC for my bedroom to surf & play games on & so I found this one on Craigslist & here are the specs:

 

Cpu- Intel I5 4590.

Motherboard- MSI H97 Gaming 3.

RAM- ADATA XPG 2x4gb (8gb total)

Storage- 1TB Hdd

Graphics Card- EVGA gtx 760 SC ACX

Power supply- Corsair cx600m Semi modular.

Case- AZZA 1000r ("r" meaning colors red and black)

Operating System- Windows 8.1 Pro.

 

What do you guys think for $600 is it wroth it?

 

Thank you!

 

 

Mods I don't know where this goes so you know!

 

It probably is worth $600, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's worth buying either.

The projects never end in my line of work.

CPU: Dual Xeon E5-2650v2 || GPU: Dual Quadro K5000 || Motherboard: Asus Z9PE-D8 || RAM: 64GB Corsair Vengeance || Monitors: Dual LG 34UM95, NEC MultiSync EA244UHD || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 Pro 256GB in Raid 0, 6x WD Re 4TB in Raid 1 || Sound: Xonar Essense STX (Mainly for Troubleshooting and listening test) || PSU: Corsair Ax1500i

CPU: Core i7 5820k @ 4.7GHz || GPU: Dual Titan X || Motherboard: Asus X99 Deluxe || RAM: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport || Monitors: MX299Q, 29UB65, LG 34UM95 || Storage: Dual Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB in Raid 0, Samsung 850 EVO 250GB, 2TB Toshiba scratch disk, 3TB Seagate Barracuda || PSU: EVGA 1000w PS Platinum

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If it had been around at the start last year I'd have had it, $600 for a computer that is (was after upgrades) better then my $1100 rig? $600 would have been a bargain, and given me an extra $500 to spare.

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Thank you guy I'm just trying to replace my PS3 I have in the bedroom for a cheap gaming rig to play BL:2 + anything else!

My Rig: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/y7vfHh

 

My Wife's Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vLNT99

 

 

My Kid's Rig: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Kz4mHx

 

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